What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
A Piper PA-38 airplane, N381PT landed at Greenwood Lake Airport (4N1), NJ, on runway 24; an uncontrolled airport. Upon touchdown at a significant angle to the runway, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and it quickly exited the runway to the left side at a high speed and impacted a solid snow bank (plowed 3-4 feet high) along the side of the runway. Substantial damage was caused by the impact with the snow bank, however, there were no apparent injuries to the two occupants. The foreign licensed pilot seated in the left seat was at the controls throughout the maneuver. The FAA licensed pilot and PIC was seated in the right seat and giving some instruction.
As the FAA filed it
A PIPER PA-38 AIRPLANE, N381PT LANDED AT GREENWOOD LAKE AIRPORT (4N1), NJ, ON RUNWAY 24; AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT A SIGNIFICANT ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT QUICKLY EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE AT A HIGH SPEED AND IMPACTED A SOLID SNOW BANK (PLOWED 3-4 FEET HIGH) ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE SNOW BANK, HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO APPARENT INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS. THE FOREIGN LICENSED PILOT SEATED IN THE LEFT SEAT WAS AT THE CONTROLS THROUGHOUT THE MANEUVER. THE FAA LICENSED PILOT AND PIC WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT AND GIVING SOME INSTRUCTION.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.